If a Muslim wants to marry a Christian woman, she does not have to become Muslim first. The conditions for a non-Muslim woman to marry a Muslim man are that she should be of the People of the Book (Jewish or Christian) and that she should be chaste.

Conditions of the wali are as follows: He should be of sound mind, an adult, free (not a slave), of the same religion as the bride, of good character, be male, be wise and mature.